VIDEO: Narec 3MW Tidal Turbine Drive Train Testing

The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in Blyth, Northumberland, completed its 3MW Drive Train Test Facility in spring last year. The Atlantis programme at Narec included full load-running testing on its AR1000 turbine; by doing this Atlantis has secured performance data equivalent to several months of operation in the sea. The following is a video of Narec’s 3MW tidal turbine drive train testing featuring AR1000 turbine:

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Offshore WIND Staff, March 11, 2013; Image: Atlantis Resources Corporation